United States v. Cyrus

OPINION OF THE COURT

JOHNSTON, Judge.

Contrary to his pleas, the appellant was found guilty by a military judge sitting as a special court-martial of adultery and wrongful association with known drug dealers in violation of Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 934 (1988)[hereinafter UCMJ]. The convening authority approved the adjudged sentence of a bad-conduct discharge, hard labor without confinement for sixty days, and reduction to Private El.

The case is before this court under the automatic appeal provisions of Article 66(b), UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. § 866(b) (1988).1 After…